FNUS72 KJAX 121356 FWSJAX SPOT FORECAST FOR JENNINGS...DOF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 856 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 EST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION... A SLOWLY MODIFYING ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA WITH HIGHER MOISTURE FOR COASTAL SECTIONS DUE TO DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW. A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA BY THE WEEKEND WITH HIGH RAIN CHANCES AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS. CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR RH VALUES JUST BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR LESS THAN 4 HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NO WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED AT THIS TIME. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....54. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............31 43 50 52 51 RH..............66 49 34 31 38 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8 W 10 W 12 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1800 2900 2900 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 W 17 W 17 W 17 NW 16 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............44 38 35 32 31 30 RH..............50 67 74 79 81 84 20 FT WIND......W 8 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 800 600 600 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 NW 15 NW 10 NW 10 N 7 N 10 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....27. $$ FORECASTER...TRABERT REQUESTED BY...TIM STILTNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100112.JENNI.01/JAX